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Hispanomys peralensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Hispanomys peralensis was named by van de Weerd (1976) [Type specimen is from Peralejos C (PERC) and is held in the Insituto Provincial de Paleontologia, Sabadell.]. Its type specimen is PERC 351., a tooth (M1 sup.). Its type locality is Peralejos C, which is in the Vallesian of horizon the Alfambra Formation Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aguirrei, H. mediterraneus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Hispanomys peralensis van de Weerd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusHispanomys()
speciesperalensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Hispanomys peralensis van de Weerd 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. van de Weerd 1976A Hispanomys species of medium size with a grooved upper incisor and with almost complete ectolophs. The upper M1 has four or five roots. H. peralensis has larger and higher molars than H. nombrevillae and H. aragonensis. H. thaleri has molars of about the same size, but the upper M1 is always four rooted and the lower molars have invariably the anterolophid.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 10 to the top of the MN 11 or 9.67000 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Aragon) Hispanomys peralensis (35301 35302 35303 35305 type locality: 35306 35307)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Spain (Teruel) Hispanomys peralensis (38345)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Spain (Alicante) Hispanomys peralensis (68914 68915)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Aragon) Hispanomys freudenthali (35311)